How to profit from the events leading up to the likely collapse of the U.S. dollar
Society is at a crossroads. Here at home and around the world, we are living in a manner that is absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably unsustainable. The Day After the Dollar Crashes: A Survival Guide for the Rise of the New World Order outlines the kinds of events that could trigger a global economic collapse, describing in detail the events that are likely to occur just prior to, during, and immediately following such a total collapse. It also explains how investors can profit and support a sustainable future by anticipating social trends.
* Describes what government can do now to soften the dollar's fall later
* Details how to lead the charge to introduce innovations and solutions to meet the inevitable challenges of new kinds of economic forces
* Reveals how to profit by changing expectations and taking action to align investments with reality
The Day After the Dollar Crashes tears away the illusions generated by politicians, media, and the financial industry to show how investors can position themselves to survive and thrive in a New World Order.
Praise for The Day After the Dollar Crashes "This book is a MUST READ for everyone--especially those whostill believe Big Government can solve all our debt problems, forever postponethe day of reckoning, and grow even bigger in the years ahead!" Martin D. Weiss, new york times bestselling author "This powerful book tears away the illusions generated by politicians,media, and the financial industry in their efforts to maintain the status quo. So manyyears ago, Damon and I felt this would end badly, but we never thought it would get to this extreme. He puts into words what too many people don't want to think about or prepare for. The Day After the Dollar Crashes is a must for anyone whowants to survive and prosper in today's unstable economy." David Tice, president, tice capital llc "Damon Vickers wants you prepared for anunpredictable future. Are you? If not, time to wake up." Michael W. Covel, bestselling author oftrend following and the complete turtletrader "The Day After the Dollar Crashes is Vickers at his best. He lays out the facts inhis characteristically straightforward, no-nonsense style. He develops his thesis incompelling, short, to-the-point chapters--and he has plenty of concrete suggestionsfor personal survival--as well as a plan for how we might be able to turn itall around and create a new and sustainable world society." Ed Seykota
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter 1 We Are in Deep Trouble and We're Not Alone 1
Today's Reality 1
We Are Not a Going Concern 3
We Are a Society Dependent on Entitlements 5
Our Aging Population Is Expensive 8
We Are Digging a Hole to China with Unfunded Debt 12
We Export Our Consumer-Oriented Lifestyle to the Rest of the World 14
We Cannot Compete Globally Due to the Disparity in Wages 15
We Have Used Up Our Grace Period 19
We Produce Food That Impairs Our Health and Depletes Our Treasury 21
We Are What We Eat, Breathe, and Drink--and It Is Costing Us a Fortune 23
We Are Jeopardizing Our Life Support Systems 24
Glenn Beck and Me, Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution 27
We Can Be an Ostrich or a Hero 31
Chapter 2 We Need to End Our Dependent Lifestyle 33
We Need to End Our Dependence on Our Addictions 34
We Need to End Our Dependency on Our Credit Cards 37
We Need to End Our Dependence on Unsustainable Entitlements 39
We Need to Stop Depending on the Government to Tell Us What Is Healthy 42
We Need to End Our Dependence on Imported Energy and Fuels 43
We Need to Reduce Our Dependent Prison Populations 44
Chapter 3 The Truth and Spin about the Pending Economic Meltdown 47
Why No One Wants to Talk About Why Our Defi cit Cannot Be Repaid 48
The Truth about Tariffs and Jobs 52
Big Corporations Spin the Truth and Play Down the Problems They Cause 55
The American Dream Has Turned Nightmarish 58
Citizens of Other Countries Condemn Americans 59
What Religious Leaders Say about the Pending Economic Meltdown 60
Chapter 4 What People Fear about the New World Order 61
Entropy Is Linear and Irrevocable 63
People Are Fearful When Their Beliefs Are Threatened 64
Governments Believe They're Too Big to Fail 66
Don't Worry, Be Happy 68
The Grab for Dollars from the Taxpayer's Pocket 69
A Fearful Government Nationalizes Industries 72
Resistance to Change Is the First Response 74
Chapter 5 How We Can Build and Prepare for the New World Order 77
Who Is in Charge of Our Money? 78
Rethink the Importance of the Dollar 79
Do a Cost Analysis of Our Diminishing Returns 80
We Broke It and We Need to Fix It 82
Governments Must Return to What Works 83
Governments Must Support Innovation, Not Save Dying Industries 85
Vote on Character, Not by Party 86
We Need to Learn to Feed Ourselves 87
We Need to Reduce Our Sprawl 88
Where Are the Bees? 89
We Can Move Mountains 89
Your Conscious Shift to Oneness 90
Think Globally and Act Locally 92
Be a Leader and Turn the Herd 94
Take It to the Street 94
Chapter 6 What to Expect the Day the Dollar Crashes . . . and Beyond 97
A Country Is Like a Business 98
The Day the U.S. Dollar Crashes 99
New Game, New Rules 105
Could the U.S. Dollar Continue as the Reserve Currency? 108
What Can an Investor Do to Prepare for This Crash? 110
What Happens After the Day the Dollar Crashes? 114
Could the Next Bear Market Be Just Around the Corner? 116
How Bad Can the Next Bear Market Get? 118
Chapter 7 Shaping the New World Government Order 119
We Need to Limit the Growth of Governments 120
Individual Nationalism versus Global Citizenship 122
Maintaining National Identities within Global Citizens
How to profit from the events leading up to the likely collapse of the U.S. dollar
Society is at a crossroads. Here at home and around the world, we are living in a manner that is absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably unsustainable.